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A major focus of much current research in gravitation theory is on understanding how radiation reaction drives the evolution of a binary system, particularly in the extreme mass ratio limit. Such research is of direct relevance to…

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The dynamics of binary stars provides a unique avenue to gather insight into the study of the structure and dynamics of star clusters and galaxies. In this paper, we present the results of a set of $N$-body simulations aimed at exploring…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-29 Alexander R. Livernois , Enrico Vesperini , Václav Pavlík

In massive binary-star systems, supernova explosions can significantly alter the orbit during the formation of compact objects. Some compact objects are predicted to form via direct collapse, a scenario with negligible mass loss and no…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-03 Alejandro Vigna-Gómez

We investigate the evolution of a massive black hole pair under the action of dynamical friction (DF) by a uniform background of light stars with isotropic velocity distribution. In our scenario, the primary black hole $M_1$ sits, at rest,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 A. Vecchio , M. Colpi , A. Polnarev

Context. The presence of a stellar companion can strongly influence the architecture and long-term stability of planetary systems. Motivated by the discovery of exoplanets exhibiting extremely high eccentricities (e >= 0.8) in systems with…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-11 Milenne Ávila-Bravo , Carolina Charalambous , Claudia Aguilera-Gómez

Rotating black holes can generate boson clouds via superradiance when the boson's Compton wavelength is comparable to the black hole's size. In binary systems, these clouds can produce distinctive observational imprints. Recent studies…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-02-09 Ximeng Li , Jing Ren , Xi-Li Zhang

We assess the effects of super-massive black hole (SMBH) environments on the gravitational-wave (GW) signal from binary SMBHs. To date, searches with pulsar timing arrays for GWs from binary SMBHs, in the frequency band $\sim1-100$\,nHz,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 V. Ravi , J. S. B. Wyithe , R. M. Shannon , G. Hobbs , R. N. Manchester

Building initial conditions for generic binary black-hole evolutions without initial spurious eccentricity remains a challenge for numerical-relativity simulations. This problem can be overcome by applying an eccentricity-removal procedure…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-17 Alessandra Buonanno , Lawrence E. Kidder , Abdul H. Mroué , Harald P. Pfeiffer , Andrea Taracchini

The final-parsec problem has long posed a central challenge in understanding the merger of supermassive black hole binaries. In this paper, we investigate a scenario in which a dark scalar or vector field is sourced by eccentric binaries,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-12 Mu-Chun Chen , Yan Cao

We study the dynamics of merging compact binaries near a rotating supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a hierarchical triple configuration. We include various general relativistic effects that couple the inner orbit, the outer orbit and the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-22 Bin Liu , Dong Lai

The calculation results of the evolution of the cluster of primordial black holes based on the Fokker-Planck equation with neglecting of the gas accretion onto black holes are presented. In addition, we consider how a massive black hole…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-22 V. D. Stasenko , A. A. Kirillov

Compact binaries consisting of neutron stars / black holes on eccentric orbit undergo a perturbed Keplerian motion. The perturbations are either of relativistic origin or are related to the spin, mass quadrupole and magnetic dipole moments…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 Zoltán Keresztes , Balázs Mikóczi , László Á. Gergely

We consider the possible existence of a common channel of evolution of binary systems, which results in a gamma-ray burst during the formation of a black hole or the birth of a magnetar during the formation of a neutron star. We assume that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-11-02 A. I. Bogomazov , S. B. Popov

The evolution of main sequence binaries resided in the galactic centre is influenced a lot by the central super massive black hole (SMBH). Due to this perturbation, the stars in a dense environment are likely to experience mergers or…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-02-01 Bin Liu , Yi-Han Wang , Ye-Fei Yuan

In this work I summarize a model of binary stellar evolution involving Case C mass transfer followed by a common envelope that strips away the hydrogen from the core of the primary star at the cost of shrinking the orbital separation and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-27 Enrique Moreno Méndez

Using the 3D smoothed particle hydrodynamics code PHANTOM, we investigate the evolution of the orbital properties of massive black hole binaries embedded in massive discs where gravitational instabilities (GIs) triggered by the disc…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-21 Alessia Franchini , Alessandra Prato , Cristiano Longarini , Alberto Sesana

Nuclear star clusters that surround supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in galactic nuclei are thought to contain large numbers of black holes (BHs) and neutron stars (NSs), a fraction of which form binaries and could merge by Kozai-Lidov…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-08-02 Giacomo Fragione , Nathan Leigh , Rosalba Perna

At least one, but more likely two or more, eccentric neutron-star, carbon-oxygen white-dwarf binaries with an unrecycled pulsar have been observed. According to the standard scenario for evolving neutron stars which are recycled in common…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 G. E. Brown , C. -H. Lee , S. F. Portegies Zwart , H. A. Bethe

We have developed a two-dimensional orbit averaged Fokker-Planck model of stellar clusters which expands on spherically symmetric one-dimensional models to include rotation and ellipticity. Physical effects such as collisions, finite…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Girash

We examine the evolution of low-mass star and brown dwarf eclipsing binaries. These objects are rapid rotators and are believed to shelter large magnetic fields. We suggest that reduced convective efficiency, due to fast rotation and large…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 Gilles Chabrier , Jose Gallardo , Isabelle Baraffe
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